show duplicates of 2 tables

  • Thread starter Thread starter Paul Wilson
  • Start date Start date
P

Paul Wilson

Hi,

I have 2 table which have identical fields and I wish to create a table from
the duplicates found. The wizard does the opposite it takes out the
duplicates.

How do I go about it?

Cheers
 
Hi,

I have 2 table which have identical fields and I wish to create a table from
the duplicates found. The wizard does the opposite it takes out the
duplicates.

How do I go about it?

Cheers
Click to expand...

Create a Query joining the tables on *all* the fields which define a
duplicate; change it to a make-table query.

Why you would want to store data that is already twofold redundant in
THREEFOLD redundancy is beyond me! What on Earth are you trying to accomplish?
 
The client wishes to see the 2 sets so they can fix up there database. To
minimalize re-occurence.

Thats seems to do the trick with exact matches, is there a way to make it
not so exact on matches?

Thanks John.
 
The client wishes to see the 2 sets so they can fix up there database. To
minimalize re-occurence.
Click to expand...

That's what I don't understand.

You will now have three different tables containing the same data. Any or all
of the three tables can be edited. You now have many MORE opportunities to
screw up the data and have two or three different versions in three different
tables.

What benefit do you see coming from creating the redundant table... again?

Are you perhaps making the common but erroneous assumption that you need to
create a Table in order to create a Report?
Thats seems to do the trick with exact matches, is there a way to make it
not so exact on matches?
Click to expand...

Probably. But my telepathy is a bit on the blink tonight and I don't know what
your data looks like or what constitutes a "not so exact" match.
 
Back
Top